roythegrass Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 No not cigarettes but smoking locos of which I have several. Even after a few minutes operating the rails have a coating of black residue adversely affecting the power pickup. Forgetting that when I last ran some smoking locos a few weeks ago and had failed to clean the track afterwards, when used this afternoon the locos were juddering, hesitating and, with no input from me, even going into reverse! As soon as the track had been cleaned everything ran smoothly. So I will probably not use these smoke functions in future as it’s too much of a fag (no pun intended) having to clean the track afterwards. Something I can’t understand. I have a third radius oval with a second radius oval inside that. Whatever oval the smoking loco is run on collects all the residue whist the rails immediately alongside on the other oval remain perfectly clean as do all the trackside buildings and accessories. It’s as if the smoke was being directed under the loco instead of upwards to settle over the entire layout. How can this happen?Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I've alway noted that the smoke is too heavy and drops down around the sides of the loco instead of rising up, which is why I think it looks aweful. Obviously the moving loco will suck the smoke underneath it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Air flow dymanics me thinks.........the moving rolling stock will suck the surrounding air to it as it moves through the still air around it. The air with the heavy oil particles in it then stays close to the rolling stock bodies to be deposited along the track it is on rather than the track close by to the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainlover23 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Fully agree with you WTD you cannot scale down smoke, sound, water and weather. The smoke is made from the wrong substance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Even with the expensive systems the smoke drops down in lumps. Totally ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 The smoke oil is not burned, it is merely vapourized, so the particles don't go up, they drop down all over everything, leaving that lovely black sticky residue you have noticed. Even your scenery will be all oily!After a time, you will see a ring of filth on the baseboard, where the track runs, as the oil settles, and atmospheric dust sticks to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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